One injured in car-school bus crash

WAUSAU – A crash involving a car and a school bus on its morning pick-up route Thursday sent the car’s driver to the hospital.

The three children and driver aboard the bus were not injured, Wausau Fire Department Lt. Chris Barber said.

The crash happened about 8:10 a.m. at the intersection of North Second Avenue and Cedar Street, Wausau Police Lt. Nathan Pekarske said.

The car’s driver was on Cedar Street while the bus was at a stop sign on Second Avenue, Pekarske said. The car struck the bus when the bus pulled out into the street. The car’s driver did not have a stop sign, Pekarske said.

The car’s driver was taken to Aspirus Wausau Hospital with minor injuries, Pekarske said. The bus driver was cited for for inattentive driving, he said.

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